Grapefruit League

March 26, 1986

Pinch hitter Sixto Lezcano drove in the winning run with a two-out, bases-loaded single in the bottom of the ninth inning to rally Pittsburgh (7-7) to a 6-5 victory over Boston (5-12) in Bradenton. The Pirates, trailing, 5-4, tied the score off losing pitcher Joe Sambito. Mike Brown singled with two out to score Johnny Ray, who had singled and advanced on a sacrifice by R.J. Reynolds. Bill Almon singled, and Denny Gonzalez walked to bring up Lezcano. Jim Winn worked a scoreless ninth inning to pick up the victory. Dwight Evans had three hits and scored one of Boston's five runs in the first four innings off Pirates starter Lee Tunnell, who struck out two, gave up seven hits and two walks.